Well, we had a complete blast at #cheltlitfest https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literaturelast week. It was a huge honour to be invited to share the stage with Caroline Donald, Gardens Editor of The Sunday Timeshttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/?sunday  . We chatted about roses, tricky garden spaces , more roses and tricky projects over a delicious tea. There was a last-minute drop-out - lovely Peter Dowle of nearby Howle Hill Nurseries saved the day! Unsurprisingly, one of the highlights, as well as getting to look at Caroline’s own rather fantastic book The Generous Gardener,  was meeting Caroline’s gorgeous dachshunds Mitzi and Heidi